This issue of two AAT stamps is part of a world wide initiative involving more than 30 national postal administrations highlighting the importance of the Earth’s poles and glaciers and how global warming may affect them.
The 55 cent stamp features a snow petrel – a bird that breeds on the Antarctic continent and inhabits pack-ice, icebergs and icefloes. The snow petrel has been chosen as an indicator of the health of the planet. If their food is either diminished, or disappears, because of global warming, their numbers will be jeopardised.
The $2.05 stamp features a jade iceberg highlighting the unique beauty and elemental nature of Antarctica. As part of this stamp issue, a special ice crystal logo has been designed by Saku Heinänen of Finland and will appear on the stamps of participating countries.
Technical Details
- Issue date: 4 March 2009
- Issue withdrawal date: 30 March 2010
- FDI withdrawal date: 1 April 2009
- Denominations: 1 x 55c, 1 x $2.05
- Designer: Doug Pitt
- Printer: Energi Print
- Paper: Tullis Russell
- Printing process: Lithography
- Stamp size: 37.5mm x 26mm
- Minisheet size: 120mm x 80mm
- Perforations: 13.86 x 14.6
- Sheet layout: 50
- National postmark: Kingston, TAS 7050
( Australian post )
